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Patent EP-2954969-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HASHIBA YUUJI
IPC: B23K9/028
Filed: 2013-03-01
Abstract: Provided are a multi-electrode electrogas arc welding method for thick steel plates and a circumferential welding method for steel pipes that can establish both welding efficiency improvements and weld defect reduction when butt welding thick steel plates with a plate thickness of 40 - 300 mm or steel pipes to each other vertically. In the multi-electrode electrogas arc welding method, the ends of thick steel plates to be welded are disposed facing each other and a groove is formed therebetween, the root spacing (RO) and root surfaces (RF) at the groove satisfy a predetermined relationship, electrogas arc welding electrodes are disposed at each of both surface sides of the groove, welding is carried out simultaneously from the lower side to the upper side in the vertical direction, and the electrogas arc welding electrodes move in synchrony with the molten surface level of molten welding metal produced within the beveled gap.
Patent EP-3048082-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MIZUE KEI
IPC: H01M4/485
Filed: 2013-09-05
Abstract: According to the present invention, in the production process comprising a step of hydrolyzing titanium tetrachloride, by adding sulfuric acid at a stage in which a reaction conversion rate of the titanium tetrachloride is not less than 80% and less than 100%, it is possible to provide ultrafine particles of titanium dioxide having a small average primary particle diameter (D BET ) and a large water absorption.
Patent EP-3006727-A1 (EP)
Inventor: OCHI YUTA
IPC: F02D41/30
Filed: 2013-05-31
Abstract: A control system of an internal combustion engine which performs diffusion combustion by compression autoignition on fuel injected in a main injection in at least a partial operating range and which performs stratified combustion by spark ignition using a spark plug on fuel injected prior to the main injection. The control system determines whether or not the diffusion combustion occurs and performs combustion by spark ignition using the spark plug on the fuel injected in the main injection when it is determined that the diffusion combustion does not occur.
Patent EP-3035560-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LI ZHIMING
IPC: H04W72/00
Filed: 2013-09-03
Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for media stream transmission, and user equipment, where the method includes: receiving a segment request message that is sent by a dynamic adaptive steaming over Hypertext Transfer Protocol DASH client of user equipment UE and that is used to request segment content of media; determining, according to the segment request message, to send the segment content to the UE in a multicast mode; and sending a multicast request message to a broadcast multicast service center BM-SC, so that the BM-SC multicasts the segment content to an MBMS client according to the multicast request message, and the MBMS client sends the segment content to the DASH client. According to the method and the apparatus for media stream transmission, and the user equipment in embodiments of the present invention, same media content, of multiple users, on unicast bearers is multicast by using an MBMS channel, so that a backhaul network resource and an air interface resource that is of a base station can be saved, thereby reducing costs for transmitting a media stream.
Patent EP-3076722-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LV RUI
IPC: H04B7/06
Filed: 2013-12-19
Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications, and provide a beam alignment method and apparatus, so as to reduce device complexity and improve device flexibility. The method includes: communicating with a second device according to a first timeslot structure by sequentially using beams in N directions in a first traversal structure, and obtaining first receive powers when signals transmitted by the second device are received; determining an optimal beam of a first device according to the first receive powers; transmitting signals to the second device according to the first timeslot structure by sequentially using the beams in the N directions in the first traversal structure, and receiving, by using the optimal beam, the signals transmitted by the second device; and when it is determined that the second device determines an optimal beam of the second device, communicating with the second device by using the optimal beam of the first device and by using a second timeslot structure. The present invention is applicable to a scenario of beam alignment.
Patent EP-2818531-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ENGEL MARTIN
IPC: G02F1/1333
Filed: 2014-05-21
Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerisable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, to liquid-crystal (LC) media comprising them, and to the use of the polymerisable compounds and LC media for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PSA ("polymer sustained alignment") type.
Patent EP-2873631-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WERKMEISTER MARC
IPC: B65D81/113
Filed: 2014-10-25
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft eine Beckentransporteinheit (1), insbesondere eine Spülbeckentransporteinheit, mit einer Transportverpackung (50) und einem darin angeordneten und aus einem Kompositwerkstoff hergestellten Beckenformteil (10), wobei das Beckenformteil (10) einen ersten Abschnitt (12) mit einem Becken (14) und einen zweiten Abschnitt (16) mit einer Abtropffläche (18) oder einem weiteren Becken aufweist, und wobei die Beckentransporteinheit (1) eine Latte (30) aufweist, die an einem den ersten Abschnitt (12) mit dem zweiten Abschnitt (16) verbindenden Rand (24, 26) des Beckenformteils (10) in Anlage ist und dadurch das Beckenformteil (10) beim Auftreten von Stößen stabilisiert und gegen mechanische Überbeanspruchung schützt.
Patent EP-2878259-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MATSUMOTO KAZUHIRO
IPC: A61B3/12
Filed: 2014-11-12
Abstract: Provided is an ophthalmologic apparatus including: a scanning unit for scanning a measuring beam on a fundus of an eye to be inspected; an adjustment unit for performing focus adjustment for a plurality of image acquiring planes provided along an optical axis of the measuring beam projected on the fundus; a correction unit for correcting an aberration generated in the eye; an image acquiring unit for acquiring images for the plurality of image acquiring planes; and a calculation unit for calculating, in correspondence to a diopter of the eye, a focus displacement amount when an image of a first image acquiring plane is obtained and when an image of a second image acquiring plane at a predetermined distance away from the first image acquiring plane in the optical axis direction is obtained. The adjustment unit performs the focus adjustment in accordance with a calculation result in the calculation unit.
Patent EP-2765014-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FREHN ANDREAS
IPC: B60G21/055
Filed: 2014-01-21
Abstract: The method involves providing a steel tape made from a high-manganese steel alloy, where the steel tape has twinning induced plasticity- or transformation induced plasticity properties. A tube profile is formed from the steel tape and longitudinal seam welding of the tube profile. A stabilizer bar is bend and is processed into an automotive stabilizer. The longitudinal seam welding is executed as high-frequency welding or as laser welding.
Patent EP-2916628-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HUNG TZU-CHING
IPC: H05K3/28
Filed: 2014-03-07
Abstract: A cover layer (10) of a printed circuit board has a polymer film (11), a reflective composite layer (12) and an adhesive layer (13). The polymer film (11) has a melting point greater than 260°C. The reflective composite layer (12) is mounted on one side surface of the polymer film (11) and has a first reflective pigment. The adhesive layer (13) is mounted on another side surface of the polymer film (11). Also, at a range of wavelength where a reflectivity of the cover layer (10) is greater than 89%, absorption of the polymer film (11) to the same range of wavelength is less than 35%. The cover layer (10) is laminated on a printed circuit board and after surface mount technology process at a temperature ranging from 160°C to 320°C, the cover layer (10) has a reflectivity over 89% without yellowing and delamination.
Patent EP-2779057-A1 (EP)
Inventor: JIN HONGXIA
IPC: G06Q10/10
Filed: 2014-03-13
Abstract: A computing system includes: a contact identification module configured to identify a contact-profile for representing a contact; a recording module, coupled to the contact identification module, configured to identify an interaction with the contact; a clustering module, coupled to the recording module, configured to generate a category cluster from processing the interaction; and a relationship modeling module, coupled to the clustering module, configured to generate a connection model including the category cluster for characterizing the interaction with the contact for displaying on a device.
Patent EP-2938064-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BENDERIUS BJÖRN
IPC: G03B7/00
Filed: 2014-04-24
Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method for determining exposure settings in a camera. The method comprises the acts of capturing an image frame by means of an image sensor, the exposure of the capturing is based on an initial exposure value setting, determining a temporary exposure value by finding an exposure value that results in a substantially optimum value when applied to a total cost calculation, wherein the calculating of said total cost from a specific exposure value is based on signal levels at the specific exposure value of image pixels in the captured image frame combined with a cost function, calculating a saturated pixels cost related to the saturated pixels for the captured image at the temporary exposure value, determining a next exposure value by finding a decrease in exposure value, in relation to the temporary exposure value, for which decrease a change in total cost for non-saturated pixels, in relation to the total cost for non-saturated pixels at the temporary exposure value, is substantially equal to the saturated pixel cost calculated at the temporary exposure value, using this determined next exposure value for capturing a new image frame.
Patent EP-2799159-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NORDLIN WILLIAM F
IPC: B21D28/34
Filed: 2014-04-25
Abstract: An assembly includes a die (60) and a punch (10a) which cut a hole in a workpiece. The die (60) has a base wall (62) having outer (70) and inner (72) surfaces and a passageway (66) extending therethrough, and a wall (64) extending from the base wall (62). The inner surface (72) of the base wall (62) has at least one portion which is angled relative to a central axis (68) of the die (60). The punch (10a) includes a body (12) having a bore (13) therethrough, a leading edge (29) on the body (12) which is capable of piercing and cutting a workpiece, and cutting edges (30c, 32c) on the body (12) for cutting a hole in the workpiece. The leading edge (29) has inclined surfaces (38a, 38b) between the bore (13) and the piercing points (P1, P2) which engage with the portion of the inner surface (72) of the die (60).
Patent EP-2835740-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TSUCHIDA GEN
IPC: G06F11/34
Filed: 2014-06-13
Abstract: Determination is made as to a method of providing data of a first apparatus 11 and a second apparatus 12. A first apparatus 11 and a second apparatus 12 are connected via a first data communications channel 21, the first apparatus 11 inquires with the second apparatus 12 about whether a first data can be transmitted, in a case where the transmission is approved by the second apparatus 12, transmits the data to the second apparatus 12, and in a case where the transmission is not approved by the second apparatus 12, receives data from the second apparatus 12 and outputs the data together with its own data to a storage medium 24, and the second apparatus 12 determines that a data is transmitted from the first apparatus 11 on the basis of a condition pertaining to a second data communications channel 22, and upon having determined to approve the transmission from the first apparatus 11, receives the data from the first apparatus 11 and transmits the data together with its own data to a server 14 via the second data communications channel 22, and upon having determined not to approve the transmission from the first apparatus 11, transmits its own data to the first apparatus 11.
Patent EP-2869293-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LIM SEONGHO
IPC: G09G3/36
Filed: 2014-08-27
Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device having an LCD panel (10) with a plurality of pixels is disclosed. The LCD device includes gate and data driving circuits (13,12) to provide a gate pulse and a data voltage to the pixels, respectively, and a timing controller (11) to control the gate and data driving circuits (13, 12). The LCD device also includes a backlight unit (40) to provide light to the liquid crystal display panel (10). The backlight unit (40) includes a light source having at least one LED channel (CH1- CHn), a driving voltage generator (100) to supply a driving voltage to the LED channel, and an LED driver (200) to supply a conditional pulse width and amplitude modulation (CPWAM) signal to the LED channel. The CPWAM signal has a pulse with an amplitude and a width that are both variable from one period of a predetermined length to another period of the predetermined length.
Patent EP-3012917-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SVENSSON BO
IPC: H01R4/30
Filed: 2014-10-23
Abstract: A device for connecting an electrical conductor to a metal bar, e.g. railway track rail, the device comprising: 
- a stud bolt (14); 
- a first bushing (10); 
- a tapered bushing (13), and 
- a first and a second tightening nuts (15, 19), 
wherein the first bushing (10) is configured to have a cylindrical first portion with an outer diameter to fit in an inner diameter of the through hole of the metal bar (11), and wherein the tapered bushing (13) is configured to have a narrower portion and a thicker portion, and wherein the narrower portion is configured with a first diameter, and where the thicker portion is configured with a second diameter, and wherein the second diameter is larger than the first diameter, and wherein the second diameter is configured to be slightly bigger than an expanded inner diameter of the first bushing, said expanded inner diameter being the result of fitting the first bushing in the through hole in the metal bar (11) by expansion.
Patent EP-2842499-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SMITH KEVIN W
IPC: A61B19/00
Filed: 2007-05-31
Abstract: A surgical device (1) comprises a tissue compression device (60), a tissue-compression-measurement device, and a feedback controller. The tissue-compression-measurement device is disposed in line with the tissue compression device (60) and is operable to indicate when an amount of the compression force being applied to tissue has reached a pre-determined optimal compression force. The feedback controller is electrically connected to the tissue-compression-measurement device and is operable to receive the indication from the tissue-compression-measurement device that the pre-determined optimal compression force has been reached. A staple firing procedure is permitted to be carried out on the compressed tissue only when the feedback controller has received the indication that the pre-determined optimal compression force has been reached.
Patent EP-2868830-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CHANG SHIN-MING
IPC: E02D27/42
Filed: 2014-10-31
Abstract: A pre-embedded piece includes a reinforcing steel bar (1) and a screw rod (2). The reinforcing steel bar (1) includes a body (11) and an embossed portion (12) formed on an outer periphery of the body (11). An end of the screw rod (2) is connected to an end of the reinforcing steel bar (1). A method for producing a pre-embedded piece includes preparing a reinforcing steel bar (1) and a screw rod (2). The reinforcing steel bar (1) includes a body (11) and an embossed portion (12) formed on an outer periphery of the body (11). The reinforcing steel bar (1) and the screw rod (2) are placed end to end and fused together. A reinforcing steel structure of an embodiment includes a plurality of main bars (3), a plurality of hooped columns (4), and a plurality of pre-embedded pieces. A reinforcing steel structure of another embodiment includes a plurality of hooped columns (4) and a plurality of pre-embedded pieces.
Patent EP-2881674-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TERAOKA MASAHIRO
IPC: F24D17/00
Filed: 2014-12-03
Abstract: A storage-type hot-water supplying system (1) comprising hot-water storage tanks (7A, 7B, 7C) connected in series between a hot-water outlet pipe for high-temperature water (4), extending from a heat source unit (2), and a water supplying pipe for low-temperature water (5), leading to the heat source unit (2); wherein a most-upstream hot-water storage tank (7A) closest to the hot-water outlet pipe (4) serves as a hot-water-supplying hot-water storage tank for high-temperature water, and a most-downstream hot-water storage tank (7C) serves as a water-supplying hot-water storage tank for the heat source unit (2); and a hot-water supplying system (9A) for high-temperature water is connected to the most-upstream tank (7A), and at least one hot-water supplying system (9B, 9C) that allows hot water of different temperatures to be supplied via a mixing valve (10B, 10C) is connected to a top portion of a tank (7B, 7C) at the downstream side thereof.
Patent EP-3009972-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MARTIN ALAIN
IPC: G06Q20/42
Filed: 2014-10-14
Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a method for ensuring that a genuine user has approved a payment transaction to be processed by a payment network, the method comprising the steps of : receiving (200) a signed request comprising a set of at least one parameter representative of the payment transaction and an electronic signature, said electronic signature being generated by a client application by applying a signing algorithm to the said at least one parameter following approval of the payment transaction by the user identified by said client application; verifying (201) that the received electronic signature has been generated by the genuine user; receiving (202) a consultation request emitted by the payment network requesting to check if the payment transaction has been approved by the genuine user; sending (203) a consultation response to the payment network indicating the result of the electronic signature verification.
Patent EP-2910788-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MARIONI ELIO
IPC: F04B49/06
Filed: 2014-02-25
Abstract: Method for automatically controlling a pumping station of a fluid circulation system with flowrate control valves, comprising the following control steps which are cyclically repeated: (b) driving said pumping station in accordance with a set curve belonging to a group of predefined driving curves; (c) monitoring over time the variation in flowrate of fluid circulating in the system at the pumping station, or a parameter related thereto; (d) if, during the monitoring step (c), the variation in flowrate exceeds or falls below a control threshold and if said condition is maintained for a stabilization time, (e) modifying the set driving curve, replacing it with another curve from the plurality of driving curves; and (f) reinitializing the monitoring step (c) from a new working point reached by the pumping station.
Patent EP-2943457-A1 (EP)
Title: Production of methacrylic acid
Inventor: LANGE JEAN-PAUL
IPC: C07C51/353
Filed: 2014-01-08
Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing methacrylic acid, comprising: converting a C3-oxygenate into propanoic acid, wherein said C3-oxygenate is a compound selected from the group consisting of 1-propanol, monopropylene glycol, monohydroxyacetone, 2-hydroxypropanal, glycerol and dihydroxyacetone; and reacting the propanoic acid with formaldehyde or a precursor of formaldehyde into methacrylic acid. Said C3-oxygenate preferably contains 2 oxygen atoms, and most preferably it is monopropylene glycol.
Patent EP-2979009-A1 (EP)
Title: Verfahren zum schalten eines getriebes
Inventor: KLUGE BENJAMIN
IPC: F16H61/04
Filed: 2014-02-12
Abstract: Verfahren zum Schalten eines Getriebes, insbesondere eines Planetenradautomatikgetriebes, das mehrere nichtformschlüssige Schaltelemente und mindestens ein formschlüssiges Schaltelement aufweist, wobei das Getriebe durch die momentanen Schaltzustände der Schaltelemente bestimmte Getriebeschaltzustände einnehmen kann und jeder der Getriebeschaltzustände eine bestimmte Übersetzung zwischen einem Getriebeeingang und einem Getriebeausgang aufweist, wobei mindestens zwei Getriebeschaltzustände eine identische Übersetzung aufweisen. Zum Schalten in einen ersten der mindestens zwei Getriebeschaltzustände mit identischer Übersetzung sind ausschließlich nichtformschlüssige Schaltelemente zu schließen. Demgegenüber ist zum Schalten in einen zweiten der mindestens zwei Getriebeschaltzustände mit identischer Übersetzung mindestens ein formschlüssiges Schaltelement zu schließen, wobei zumindest bei machen Schaltvorgängen, bei denen von einem momentanen Getriebeschaltzustand, dessen Übersetzung sich von der identischen Übersetzung unterscheidet, auf die identische Übersetzung umgeschaltet werden soll, zunächst in den ersten Getriebeschaltzustand geschaltet wird und anschließend in den zweiten Getriebeschaltzustand geschaltet wird.
Patent EP-2956987-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PESCOD CHRISTOPHER RALPH
IPC: H01Q5/00
Filed: 2014-02-17
Abstract: There is disclosed an integrated lighting and network-interface device comprising a housing defining an aperture, a lens supported at the aperture for allowing light and 55-65 GHz radiation to pass therethrough, a light source, a transceiver module having an antenna unit, the transceiver module being adapted for connection to an optic fibre port, and being for operation at at least one centre frequency between 55 GHz and 65 GHz, wherein the light source and the antenna unit are disposed in the housing and arranged to radiate through the lens.
Patent EP-2972406-A1 (EP)
Inventor: STANKUS PHILIP
IPC: B01L3/00
Filed: 2014-03-14
Abstract: There is provided an automated biological-sample-processing system comprising a pipette, a column of solid-phase material to which nucleic acid binds, a transport apparatus, an air-piston apparatus and an adaptor for coupling the pipette to the transport apparatus and to the air-piston apparatus, in which the adaptor is removably engageable with the transport apparatus and the air-piston apparatus for movement with the transport apparatus during processing of the sample, is couplable to the pipette so that the transport apparatus is controllable to position the pipette and so that the air-piston apparatus is controllable to draw a liquid into the pipette and to expel the liquid from the pipette, and is engageable with the column, in which the adaptor comprises a filter for preventing liquid or aerosol transfer between the pipette or column and the air-piston apparatus.
Patent EP-2997142-A1 (EP)
Title: Polypeptides having alpha amylase activity
Inventor: ANDERSEN CARSTEN
IPC: C12N9/28
Filed: 2014-04-01
Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having alpha-amylaseactivity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.